State v. Mary L. Andrews

Appellant was charged by information in the Circuit Court of Pettis County with passing, uttering and publishing as true a forged check with the intent to defraud, as that offense is defined in Section 3441, Revised Statutes 1910. Upon a trial, she was convicted and sentenced to- two years’ imprisonment in tlm penitentiary; from which judgment, she appeals.

In April, 1921, the appellant presented a check for thirty-five dollars, to one Gallagher, a business man of Sedalia, for payment. The check purported to have been drawn on the Nelson State Bank, payable to Henry Reece or bearer, with J.…